ok, here's the latest in my saga...
i went back to 18 inch wheels with 225/40's up front (stock size) and 255/35's out back (stock were 245/35). i got the same manufacturer and model of rim and tire. i'm surprised how 1 inch can make such a difference in appearance. it's dark out now and supposed to rain tomorrow so i don't know when i'll be posting pix.
the car is stock height, but interestingly enough, cyberdrakon and i compared ride heights several weeks ago and mine was about an inch lower in the rear and we really couldn't figure out why.
the shop felt they could fix the front scraping by rolloing the front part of the fender that isn't already rolled, but they really had no ideas for stopping it in the rear.
the shop was was great! they saved me over $500.00 off list on the original set up (19's). not only did the replace all of the 19 inch stuff with 18 inchers, but they refunded me over $350.00 for the smaller, less expensive goods. my hat is off to Tucker Tires on Front St. in Covina, CA.
i've been known to change rims every couple of years so look for another change sometime in 08 or 09 (if i don't have a new car by then). |